Merwe v McAuliffe

Maddy McAuliffe takes it, 9–6 on categories

McAuliffe wins on goal assists — the feeder of the two. Van Der Merwe’s case rests on gains, but it isn’t enough to swing it. Super Netball career: Van Der Merwe 36 games, McAuliffe 75 games.

• McAuliffe averages 1.7 goal assists a game to Van Der Merwe’s 0.2 — 9.7 times as many.
• McAuliffe averages 2.9 feeds a game to Van Der Merwe’s 0.3 — 10.3 times as many.
• McAuliffe averages 1.0 obstruction penalties a game to Van Der Merwe’s 0.6 (77% more).
• Best single game: McAuliffe 14 goal assists, Van Der Merwe 1.
• Winners’ edge: McAuliffe’s team won 65%, Van Der Merwe’s team won 28% of the games they played.
• Longevity: McAuliffe has 75 games across 5 seasons, Van Der Merwe 36 in 3 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
• Not every stat was recorded for every game (deflections): those averages use only the games that logged them.

Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.